LINGUA FRANCA

The prominent conceptual artists Tiago de Abreu Pinto has invited to participate in this exhibition project are Lenora de Barros, Juraj Bartoš, Peter Bartoš, Anna Daučíková, Ľubomír Ďurček, Petra Feriancová, Marcius Galan, Július Koller, André Komatsu, Maria Noujaim, Letícia Parente, Marco Paulo Rolla, and Jana Želibská. Documentation of their works, along with a wealth of visual material, accompanies the publication.

The result of the curator's encounters with the artists’ works is an essay that explores differences and convergences, as well as common themes, similar starting points, and diverse treatments. It poses the question whether "national differences" can be found in the works of artists from different countries and continents, asking whether the language of conceptual art is not instead about human and artistic experience, and the need to create and communicate that which merits thoughts and words. According to the author, this results in an internationally comprehensible statement – a universal language, albeit one used at different times and in various places. With his reflections, he opens a conversation and encourages new interpretations, penetrations, and questions …

Bratislava City Gallery (GMB) new publication was created with the support of the Embassy of Brazil in Bratislava following the LINGUA FRANCA exhibition (7 December 2023 – 24 March 2024).